Comparison of 30kHz Q-switched Nd:YVO4 lasers with LGS and RTP electro-optic modulator

Author

Tang, Hao ; Zhu, Xiaolei ; Feng, Yutong

Author_Institution

Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China

fYear

2009

fDate

30-3 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Laser pulse output properties of 30 kHz Q-switched Nd:YVO₄ lasers with La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄ (LGS) electro-optic modulator (EOM) and RbTiOPO₄ (RTP) EOM were studied detaily. End-pumped by laser diodes, the average output power of 6.2 W with the pulse width of 9.1 ns and 6.7 W with pulse width of 7.8 ns were obtained, the slope efficiency was 32.7% and 34.9%, respectively.

Keywords

Q-switching; electro-optical devices; gallium compounds; lanthanum compounds; neodymium; optical modulation; optical pumping; oxygen compounds; phosphorus compounds; rubidium compounds; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; titanium compounds; yttrium compounds; La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄; Q-switched lasers; RbTiOPO₄; YVO₄:Nd; electro-optic modulator; end-pumped; frequency 30 kHz; laser diodes; laser pulse output properties; power 6.2 W; power 6.7 W; time 7.8 ns; time 9.1 ns; Diode lasers; Electrooptic modulators; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; EO Q-switch; high repetition rate; laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3829-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3830-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292599

Filename

5292599